Siliguri, Oct. 7 -- union Minister Kiren Rijiju said today that his visit to the rain-battered districts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri was ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assess the ground situation, interact with affected people, and submit a first-hand report to the PMO.
"I will meet the survivors of the dead and assess their losses caused by rains, landslides, and floods in the hills of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri. I will also visit several affected areas and compile a report to submit to the Prime Minister," Rijiju told reporters at Bagdogra airport.
Addressing the recent attacks on BJP MP from Malda Uttar, Khagen Murmu, and Siliguri MLA Shankar Ghosh at Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri yesterday, Rijiju condemned the brutality and sai...